Joe Biden Should Spare Us All the Trouble

Dan O'Sullivan / Truthdig Jan 11, 2019 The former vice president is considering a run for president in 2020, but progressives should be leery of his candidacy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Defying Pundits, GOP Share of Latino Vote Steady Under Trump

NICHOLAS RICCARDI / The Associated Press Dec 27, 2018 Polling data indicate the bloc has remained unfazed by the president's family separation policy and demonization of immigrants in general. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Reclamation of George W. Bush Is an American Tragedy

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 14, 2018 He devastated a region and has the blood of hundreds of thousands on his hands. Only in America can a war criminal win a liberty medal. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Democrats Can’t Fall for Trump’s Trap

Robert Reich / Truthdig Oct 23, 2018 Resisting the president will never be enough. The party must articulate where America should go—and what we can become, together. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Facebook Partners With a Pair of Propaganda Purveyors

Alan Macleod / FAIR Sep 25, 2018 Both organizations have ties to the U.S. government, and both have aggressively pursued regime change against leftist politicians overseas. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Establishment’s ‘Fear’ Is Different From Yours

Paul Street / Truthdig Sep 24, 2018 Political and media elites from both major parties may now consider Trump a threat, but their reasons and potential fixes are in line with their own interests. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The Liberal Rehabilitation of George W. Bush Is Complete

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Sep 14, 2018 The #Resistance has welcomed to the fight against Trump the most disastrous president since Buchanan. It’s only deluding itself. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Former Arizona U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl Named to Succeed John McCain

MELISSA DANIELS / The Associated Press Sep 4, 2018 The long-time Republican stalwart may get to vote on the Brett Kavanaugh nomination, which he is helping to guide through the Senate. He is not expected to run in 2020. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

From Venezuela to McCain, Big Media and Human Rights Industry in Lockstep

Joe Emersberger / FAIR Sep 2, 2018 By citing prominent rights groups that often express an imperial perspective, the corporate media seem to provide critical assessments that are independent of Western officialdom. Don’t buy it. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

McCain Tributes at D.C. Service Echo With Criticism of Trump

LAURIE KELLMAN / The Associated Press Sep 1, 2018 Meghan McCain opens the memorial by casting her father's legacy as a direct challenge to President Trump, whom she did not name. Eulogies by former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush invoke the senator's fighting spirit. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Al Sharpton Lets Trump Have It at Aretha Franklin’s Funeral

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Aug 31, 2018 The MSNBC host reminds the president that the Queen of Soul "took orders from nobody but God." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

John McCain Memorialized as Hero, Fighter and Wiseacre

MELISSA DANIELS and NICHOLAS RICCARDI / The Associated Press Aug 30, 2018 At a crowded church service in Phoenix, former Vice President Joe Biden says he remembers the senator as a brother and an adversary in "a lot of family fights." McCain's longtime chief of staff recalls his wicked sense of humor. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )